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Synopsis The Child is a soul with a being, a nature and capacities of its own must be helpful to find them, to grow into their maturely into a fullness of physical and vital energy and the nation"--Justice P.N. Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India. Child labour practice is a worldwide phenomenon. Developed countries have also this problem. This problem has given rise to a number of socio-economic problems. It is beyond doubt that children are forced by circumstance to do labour in a tender age when they should have been studying in school. These circumstances are poverty, unemployment, large family, illiteracy and ignorance of parents. Besides these poor labour legislation, inadequate inspecting machinery, absence of provision for compulsory education etc are also some of the reason responsible for child labour. We need lot of efforts, not only from the society but also from the government as a whole, to tackle this problem. If we want to eradicate this problem all over the world every individual including the employers, parents, NGO's, international agencies, have to work together. However, with children under 14 years banned from working in factories and homes, since 10 October 2006, the government is gearing up for a rehabilitation programme. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh also called for the abolition of child labour. In a statement, he said arrangements have been made to educate children released from work under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. The Prime Minister even warned of firm action against those found violating the ban. This book is a collection of various articles to highlight the main issues related to this field.